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Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC057 to recognize $50,396 in year 4 of grant funding to the Office of Emergency Services-EMS Division (OES-EMS) from the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (MMDDSA), and to authorize the County Manager to sign and execute all contracts for authorized and approved uses associated with the grant program throughout the grant's period of performance.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: March 9, 2026
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The Board is requested to review and approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC057 to recognize $50,396 in year 4 of grant funding to the Office of Emergency Services-EMS Division (OES-EMS) from the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services (MHDDSUS), and to authorize the County Manager to sign and execute all contracts for authorized and approved uses associated with the grant program throughout the grant's period of performance.
The EMS Bridge Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program grant's purpose is to develop or expand services for the purpose of reducing opioid overdose related deaths. This grant allows OES-EMS to provide services to eligible individuals throughout Durham County and periodically reports on performance measures relevant to these services. This program supports Community Paramedics responding to individuals with an opioid overdose who refuse transport to emergency departments (EDs) for treatment. Under the supervision of a prescriber, specially trained paramedics induct a person on buprenorphine (i.e., medication-assisted treatment) after an overdose event. Then the Community Paramedics and/or Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) follow up and continue to provide medication and support for up to seven days until the person can be referred to other appropriate opioid use diso...
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